BB-129I
Owner’s
Handbook
Portable CD/radio system with dock for iPod
INTRODUCTION
PRELIMINARIES
INDEX
INDEX
The BB-129I is a full-function mains powered CD/radio with
iPod docking station.
An AUX input on the top panel enables connection of other
external sources such as personal audio equipment and
computers.
UNPACKING
Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please return it to
your nearest Tesco store for replacement. Remember to take
your purchase receipt with you.
Retain the User Handbook. If you pass the unit on to a third
party make sure you pass on the handbook.
Important safety information..................................1
Introduction ............................................................2
Unpacking ...............................................................2
Controls and connections.........................................3
Remote control........................................................5
Connecting power ...................................................6
Listening to the radio ..............................................6
Setting the volume..................................................6
iPod adaptors ..........................................................7
Docking and playing an iPod ...................................8
Playing a CD.............................................................9
Playing Aux sources ...............................................10
Troubleshooting ....................................................11
Care & Maintenance...............................................11
Specifications ........................................................11
Warranty ...............................................................11
We suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do
so having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.
CONTENTS
The carton should contain:
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The BB-129I CD/radio
Power cord
Remote control with battery
Set of 8 x iPod adaptors
Operating Manual
If any items are missing or damaged, contact your nearest
TESCO store for a replacement. Have your receipt ready when
you call. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do so
having regard to any recycling regulations in your area.
LOCATION
Place the unit on dry stable surface away from heat and
damp and where it is unlikely to fall or be knocked over.
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
FRONT VIEW
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Volume control
Function (source) switch
Headphone jack
iPod dock
CD loading door
AUX input jack
Band switch
Tuning knob
Stop button
1) Next button
1! Play/Pause button
1@ Previous button
1# Display window
1$ Remote control receiver
1% Repeat button
1^ Program button
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
BACK VIEW
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FM antenna
AC inlet
Battery compartment
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REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES
REMOTE CONTROL
BATTERY DISPOSAL
BEFORE FIRST USE
To prepare the remote control for first use, pull out the safety
strip to activate the battery.
Dispose of used batteries with regard to the recycling
regulations in your area. Do NOT short circuit batteries or
throw them into water, the general rubbish or in a fire.
Weak batteries can leak and damage the remote control.
Replace them in good time!
REPLACING THE BATTERY
When replacing the battery in the remote control, refer to the
diagram below.
1. Press the catch across.
2. While holding the catch, open the battery door.
3. Fit the battery observing polarity as shown. When
replacing the battery, use only the same CR2025 type
specified.
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Menu button
Next/Search forward button
Play/pause button
Stop button
Up button
Program button
Random button
Repeat button
Down button
1) Previous/Search backward button
1! Enter button
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AC MAINS OPERATION
LISTENING TO FM RADIO
LISTENING TO AM RADIO
CONNECTING POWER
To listen to FM radio:
To listen to AM radio:
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Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate
on the back panel is the same as the voltage in your
area.
Plug the AC power cord into the AC inlet
Plug the mains plug into the wall socket and switch the
mains power on.
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Fully extend the telescopic aerial at the back of the unit.
Move the FUNCTION slide switch on the top panel to
select the RADIO position.
Move the BAND slide switch on the top panel to the
FMST. (FM stereo) position.
Turn the TUNING knob to select the station you want
(the FM frequency scale is the inner scale marked around
the knob in MHz).
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Move the FUNCTION slide switch on the top panel to
select the RADIO position.
Move the BAND slide switch on the top panel to the AM
position.
Turn the TUNING knob to select the station you want
(the AM frequency scale is the outer scale marked around
the knob in kHz).
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Fine adjust the tuning so that the station plays clearly.
BATTERY OPERATION
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Fine adjust the tuning so that the station plays clearly.
You may be able to improve the clarity of the sound by
rotating the radio until the sound is clearest..
NOTE:- It is not neccessary to extend the telescopic aerial
when listening to AM radio.
This model is configured for AC mains operation only.
Batteries should not be fitted to the battery compartment on
the back panel.
If you can hear a lot of background noise when playing the
station, the signal may be weak.
You may be able to improve the signal strength by adjusting
the position of the telescopic aerial or moving the radio to a
different position.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
If this doesn’t help and the noise persists, switching to FM
mono reception will reduce the background noise.
To increase the volume:
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Turn the VOLUME control knob on the top panel
To switch to FM mono:
clockwise.
Move the BAND slide switch to the FM position.
NOTE:- FM mono will not give the spatial sound benefits of
FM stereo, but will always play with less background noise.
To decrease the volume:
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Turn the VOLUME control knob on the top panel anti-
clockwise.
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iPod ADAPTORS
SELECTING AN ADAPTOR
CONNECTING OTHER iPod
MODELS (INC SHUFFLE)
Before docking your iPod you must first check if your iPod
has a docking connector. Early iPod models do not have one
and cannot be docked to your unit. The docking connector is
located on the base of the iPod as shown below.
LIST OF SUPPLIED ADAPTORS
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iPod mini (4GB or 6GB)
If you own an iPod Shuffle, a model without dock connector
or prefer to connect your iPod by cable, you can connect the
sound output to the AUX IN jack on the top panel.
iPod, 4th gen. with a B&W display and clickwheel with
legends on wheel (20GB or 30GB)
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iPod, 4th gen. with a B&W display and clickwheel with
legends on wheel (40GB)
Headphone socket
To the AUX IN jack
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iPod photo, with a colour display (40GB or 60GB)
iPod nano 1st gen. with flat sides.
iPod video 5th gen. (30GB or 60GB) and iPod Classic
(80GB or 120GB).
Docking Connector
Before docking your iPod, you must first remove the cover
from the docking bay and fit the correct iPod adaptor. Each
iPod adaptor matches the shape of a particular iPod and is
necessary to ensure that your iPod is securely held when
docked.
1) iPod video 5th gen. (80GB) and iPod Classic (160GB).
1! iPod nano 2nd. gen with round sides.
Other iPod models with dock connectors
Your iPod may have been supplied, packed with a standard
dock adaptor. If so, this can be used as the docking bay on
your unit is compatible with adaptors supplied by Apple.
If you don’t have a dock adaptor
If your iPod was not supplied with a standard dock adaptor,
you can buy one from Apple on-line. To determine the exact
apple.com/kb/HT1353. You can then browse the iPod
accessories page on the Apple website to find an adaptor for
your iPod model that can be purchased on-line.
iPod adaptor
Docking bay
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Using a 3.5mm stereo jack to jack cable (not supplied),
connect one end of the cable to the headphone socket of
the iPod, and the other end to the AUX IN jack on the top
panel.
To listen to your iPod, follow the instructions on page 10
for playing equipment connected to the AUX IN jack.
FINDING THE CORRECT iPod ADAPTOR
Your iPod docking system is supplied with a selection of
docking adaptors that are compatible with several models in
the iPod range. Refer to the table of iPod models in the next
column which lists the adaptor numbers (marked on the side
of the adaptor), compatibility and instructions for obtaining
an adaptor for unlisted models.
NOTE:- The volume control of the iPod must be turned up
when playing through the AUX IN jack.
Once you have located the correct adaptor for your iPod, press
it gently into the iPod Docking Bay before attempting to dock
your iPod.
NOTE:- An iPod connected to the AUX IN jack cannot be
operated from the remote control and will not be activated
by the alarm.
NOTE: Do not dock an iPod without fitting the correct adaptor,
you may damage the iPod and your unit.
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DOCKING AN iPod
PLAYING FROM AN iPod
DOCKING YOUR iPod
To dock your iPod:
Once an iPod is docked, you can play music from the iPod
through your radio.
Playing from a docked iPod:
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Check that the correct iPod adaptor is fitted to the docking
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Move the FUNCTION slide switch on the top panel to
select the iPod position.
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Locate the iPod on the Docking Connector and press it
gently home.
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Set the iPod to play.
You can also operate your iPod functions from the control
panel or the remote control.
To remove your iPod from the dock:
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Grip the iPod at the sides.
Lift the iPod gently from the dock.
iPod playback functions:
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Press the /, button to toggle between Play and Pause
mode at any time.
CHARGING AN iPod
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Press the }or {button on the front panel or the remote
control to select the next or previous track on your iPod.
When an iPod is docked and the FUNCTION slide switch is
set to the iPod, CD or RADIO positions, the iPod will begin to
charge automatically.
iPod menu functions:
When an iPod is docked and playing you can navigate the
menus from the keys on the remote control.
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To move up through the iPod menu, press MENU.
To scroll up and down options displayed on the iPod menu,
press the UP or DOWN button.
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To select menu items, press the ENTER button on the
remote control.
To change repeat modes:
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Press the REPEAT button repeatedly to cycle through the
repeat mode options available.
The repeat mode set will show on the iPod display.
To set shuffle mode:
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Press the RANDOM button repeatedly to switch shuffle
mode on or off.
The shuffle mode symbol will show on the iPod display when
set.
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PLAYING A CD
PROGRAM PLAY
You can load and play music CDs and navigate a CD using the
buttons on the remote control or the front panel.
Stopping CD play:
You can load a disc and store a programmed selection of up to
20 tracks to play from the disc in your preferred sequence.
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Press the . button (or STOP button on the remote
control) while the CD is playing.
The CD will stop.
First time use:
To set a program:
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Lift the CD door to open the CD loading bay.
Remove any transit packing that may be fitted to protect
the CD player in shipping.
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Load a disc and wait for it to read.
Press the PROGRAM button (or PROG on the remote
control).
Selecting tracks:
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Press the } or { button to select the next or previous
Selecting CD operation:
track.
The display will show 01 briefly (the position of this track in the
program), then flash 00 PROG.
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Move the FUNCTION slide switch on the top panel to
NOTE:- When pressing {while playing a track, the first press
select the CD position.
The display on the front panel will light.
will replay the current track.
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Select the track number you want to program by pressing
the } or { button.
To save this track into the program sequence, press the
PROGRAM button.
Fast search:
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Loading a CD:
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Press and hold the } or { button to fast search
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Lift the CD door to open the CD loading bay.
Holding the disc by the edges, place the disc on the
turntable in the centre of the CD loading bay with the
label uppermost.
forward or backward through a track.
The track will search at high speed.
The display will show 02 briefly, then flash 00 PROG.
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Repeat these two steps until you have stored all the
tracks in the program sequence.
Repeat play:
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Press the REPEAT button to cycle through the available
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Gently close the CD door.
Playing the program:
Press the /, button to start the program playing.
repeat modes - ‘Repeat 1’, ‘Repeat all’or ‘Repeat off’.
The mode selected will be shown on the display.
Selecting‘Repeat 1’will continuously repeat the current track.
Selecting ‘Repeat all’will repeat the entire disc continuously.
The unit will read the disc and display the total number of
tracks on the disc.
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The program will begin to play and the PROG will show on the
display to show that a program is being played.
Removing a CD:
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Ensure that the CD is stopped.
Selecting tracks:
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Random play:
Lift the CD door to open the CD loading bay.
Holding the disc by the edges, lift the disc off the
turntable and place it back in the case.
Gently close the CD door.
You can navigate through the tracks stored in the
program by pressing the } or { button.
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Press the RANDOM button to turn Random play on or
off.
RANDOM will be shown on the display.
Random play will play the tracks on the disc in a random
order.
NOTE:- Random play can be set at the same time as ‘Repeat
All’to repeat the contents of the disc in a random order.
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Playing a CD:
Press the /, button.
The play symbol will appear on the display.
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Pausing a CD:
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Press the /, button while the CD is playing.
The display will flash.
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AUX SOURCES
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARRANTY&SPECIFICATIONS
The AUX IN jack may be used to connect sound sources with
a Line or Headphone analogue output to play through your
unit. These may include -
Poor quality radio reception
The aerial signal may not be adequate. Try repositioning the
telescopic aerial (FM band) or rotating the unit (AM band)..
SPECIFICATIONS
Supply Voltage: ............... 230V ~, 50Hz
Power consumption ........ 15W
Frequency range ............. 87.5-108.0MHz (FM)
522-1620kHz (AM)
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iPod models that cannot be docked to the unit
MP3 players
CD walkman players
Tape walkman players
Personal computers or laptops
No sound/low volume from AUX source:
Check that the volume control is turned up on the AUX
source.
Net Weight:..................... 1.785kg
Poor quality radio reception when an iPhone is
docked:
You may need to set the iPhone to ‘airplane’ mode when
docked.
Class II construction double insulated.
This product must not be connected to earth.
Connecting to the AUX IN jack
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Connect a stereo 3.5mm jack cable (not supplied) between
the headphone or LINE/AUX output of the personal audio
player and the AUX IN jack on the top panel.
UK: Waste electrical products/batteries should
not be disposed of with household waste.
Separate disposal facilities exist, for your near-
in-store for details.
ROI: Produced after 13th August 2005. Waste
electrical products/batteries should not be
disposed of with household waste. Please
recycle where facilities exist. Check with your
Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Playing the AUX source
CARE AND CLEANING
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Move the FUNCTION slide switch on the top panel to
select the AUX IN position.
All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with
the unit unplugged from the mains power.
The surface of the unit can be cleaned with a barely damp
cloth and then dried carefully. Never use abrasives, abrasive
cloths or chemical solvents .
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Set your personal audio player/computer to PLAY.
Set the listening volume to the level you want with the
volume control on the radio.
If there is no sound or if the volume level is not loud enough,
you may need to increase the volume setting on your personal
audio player/computer.
WARRANTY
Your Tesco appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months
from the date of purchase. If a fault develops during this
period, please contact the TESCO electrical help line on 0845
456 6767. Please have your original purchase receipt with
you when you call. This warranty in no way affects your con-
sumer rights.
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Te sco Stores Ltd,
Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL
Technika Helpline: 0845 456 6767 (Calls cost up to 4p per minute from a BT landline, other providers may vary)
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